Bicycle.



Patented Feb. 20, I900. L. B. GAYLOR.

BICYCLE.

(Application filed Apr. 19, 1899.)

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LEONARD B. GAYLOR, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

BICYCLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,644, dated February 20, 1900. Application filed April 19, 1899. Serial No. 713,558. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD B. GAYLOR,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Erie, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania,have invented an Improvement in Bicycles, having special reference to the method of attaching the grips to the handlebars, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken longitudinally of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail of the right-hand end of the handle-bar. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the ferrule which confines the left-hand end of the grip. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the ferrule which confines the right-hand end of the grip. Fig. 6 is an end view looking toward the right, as in Fig. 4, of the left-hand ferrule.

A is one end of the handle-bar, and B a piece of wire (preferably about one-eighth of an inch in diameter) which is passed through a hole in the handle-bar. It is somewhat longer than the exterior diameter of the handle-bar,so that its ends project somewhat beyond the same.

0 is a ferrule, preferably of metal, having small recesses J J (see Fig. 4.) formed in the flange-like part thereof, in which fit the projecting ends of the wire or bar B, whereby the ferrule is firmly held against longitudinal or rotary motion, and at the same time the flange of the ferrule hides and protects the ends of the wire B.

D is the grip, which may be made of Wood, wood composition, or other desirable material.

E is a block or washer, preferably of steel, with a centrally-located threaded hole. It may be secured in the end of the handle-bar by a few blows from a riveting-hammer or other suitable tool, producing the overlapping parts I. This block or washer is prevented against movement in the other direction by any suitable means, such as the shoulders shown, formed on or in the top of the handlebar.

G is a ferrule, preferably made of metal, which is centrally perforated to receive a screw H, which screw threads into the washer or block E. I

The ferrule G has an inclined surface, as shown,which is adapted to lap upon the grip D.

The operation is as follows: The pin B and the washer E being in position, the ferrule O is placed upon the handle-bar and slid along until the ends of the pin B enter the recesses J in the ferrule. Then the grip D is applied and shoved close against the ferrule C, so that its end underlies the flange of the ferrule. The ferrule Gis then applied over the extremity of the handle-bar, and by the agency of the screw H, which is threaded into the washer E, the ferrule G is drawn snugly into place, whereby, its crowding action being transmitted to the grip D, all parts are rigidly con nected, so that they constitute, in efiect, an in tegral structure.

It will be observed that under my construction certain advantages not heretofore attained are secured, among them the following: Rotary movement of the parts is pre-' cluded by reason of the engagement of the pin B with the recesses J in the ferrule C. There is no defacement whatever of any part of the handle-bar. The means which prevent the longitudinal movement of the parts, and like wise their rotary movement-to wit, the pin B-is hidden from View and protected against accident in the event of upset by reason of the overlapping flange of the ferrule 0. Also my method of confining the washer E is a very effective,simple, and inexpensive method and more reliable than any heretofore employed, so far as known to me. An important advantage from the manufacturers standpoint is the fact that when my parts are dissembled and the pin B removed from the handle-bar there are then no projections or protuberances extending laterally beyond the normal surface of the handle-bar, whereby it can be more conveniently slipped through the clamping device when assembling the machine than if such protuberances existed. It will be noticed that my grip and allof its adjustments excepting the washer E, which is inclosed within the handle-bar, are easily and quickly detachable therefrom and that no cement of any kind is used, that it is neat and finished in appearance, and that it requires no special tools to apply the grip or to remove it from the bar.

It will be obvious to those who are familiar with this art that certain modifications may be made in the details of construction and yet the essentials of my invention be employed. I therefore do not limit myself to the details shown excepting as herein specifically claimed.

Having described my invention, I clai1n- 1. The combination with a handle-bar of a removable pin set transversely of the handlebar, the ends of which project beyond the sides thereof,a ferrule provided with notches adapted to receive and cover the ends of the pin to prevent the turning of the grip and the escape of the pin, another ferrule at the other end of the grip, flanges on the ferrules which embrace the ends of the grip, the grip itself, and means to force the ferrules toward each other for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination with ahandle-bar of a removable pin set transversely of the handlebar, the ends of which project beyond the sides thereof,a ferrule provided with notches adapted to receive and cover the ends of the pin whereby movement of the grip is prevented and the pin hidden and prevented from endwise movement, another ferrule at the other end of the grip, flanges on the ferrules which embrace the ends of the grip, the grip itself, a centrally-perforated and threaded washer fastened in the end of the handle-bar, and a screw which passes through the outermost ferrule and threads into the Washer, for the purposes set forth.

Signed at Erie, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, this 17th day of April, A. D. 1890.

LEONARD B. GAYLOR.

Witnesses:

CLARK OLDs, EDGAR R. MEAD. 

